The actor portraying the Coronation Street tram driver has admitted that he fears being blamed for the death of popular characters. Tom Burroughs appeared briefly in Monday night's episode as the driver of the doomed tram as he unsuccessfully attempted to avert the disaster. However, producer Phil Collinson has since confirmed that the driver will be seen to survive the crash and feature in the ITV soap again. The fate of characters including Rita (Barbara Knox), Molly (Vicky Binns), Peter (Chris Gascoyne) and Nick (Ben Price) is still unknown. "I worried people were going to attack me for killing off favourite (more)...
- 12/8/2010
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
The actor who has been cast as the tram driver for Coronation Street's forthcoming 50th anniversary stunt has spoken publicly about his role for the first time. Tom Burroughs is to appear as the man at the helm of the vehicle when it careers off the street's viaduct and causes death and destruction on the cobbles below this December. Speaking to the Southport Visiter about next month's milestone episodes, Burroughs revealed: "There is a real excitement around the place. The cast know that people are going, but it is all hush-hush because the producers want to make it as exciting as possible. "I didn't get my script until my first day of filming. It was funny because (more)...
- 11/2/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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